Personal Injury Law

NPR Clears The Air Of Conflict Charges With Big Pharma

Posted on November 24, 2008
LEARN MORE NPR Code of Ethics Injuryboard on Dr. Frederick Goodwin Slate, May 08 on "Stealth Marketers"  Injuryboard on Emory psychiatrist conflict of interest See the SPJ Code of Ethics IMAGE SOURCE: New York Times image of  Goodwin   National Public Radio wants to clear the air about the radio program, "The Infinite Mind" after a Congressional inquiry found its host on the receiving end of millions in pharmaceutical money...

CDC: Better Tracking of Hib Needed

Posted on November 24, 2008
LEARN MORE MMWR 11/21/08 InjuryBoard on Vaccines InjuryBoard on Meningitis CDC on Vaccines WHO on Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB) IMAGE SOURCE: © U...

FDA Proposes Improved Testing Of Bottled Water

Posted on November 24, 2008
LEARN MORE EWG News Release EWG: Bottled Water Quality Investigation EWG: Guide to Safe Drinking Water International Bottled Water Association National Tap Water Atlas IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto/ author: skodonnell A report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in October found bottled water is no better than tap water...

"Infinite Mind" Producer Clears the Air

Posted on November 24, 2008
LEARN MORE  Lichtenstein - Statement to the public Lichtenstein Creative Media Goodwin's contract with LCM Injuryboard on Dr. Goodwin Injuryboard on NPR response   IMAGE SOURCE:  Bill Lichtenstein/ Courtesy: Bill Lichtenstein                                           Bill Lichtenstein The producer of "The Infinite Mind" science and health radio show, says he had no idea that the show's host was on the receiving end of millions of pharmaceutical dollars...

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Banzel Approved To Treat Severe Form of Epilepsy

Posted on November 23, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA News Release InjuryBoard on Epilepsy Drugs Epilepsy Foundation NINDS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Information Page IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / Banzel (rufinamide) / author: Roxbury The U...

Study: Exercise Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer

Posted on November 23, 2008
LEARN MORE Cancer Causes & Control (Dec. Issue) InjuryBoard on Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer InjuryBoard News on Breast Cancer IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto/ Woman w...

NPR Radio Host's Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Sen. Grassley

Posted on November 21, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Dr. Charles Nemeroff Boston Globe profile on Dr. Biederman  Sen. Grassley web site  Physician Payment Sunshine Act  Injuryboard news on conflict-of-interest  Injuryboard on Harvard psychiatrists  "The Infinite Mind", radio show   IMAGE SOURCE: New York Times reporter,  Gardiner Harris on Dr...

IKEA Recalls Window Blinds After One Child Strangled; Another Injured

Posted on November 21, 2008
LEARN MORE CPSC Safety Alert IKEA Announcement Green Mountain Vista Safety Bulletin InjuryBoard Defective & Dangerous Products Help Center IMAGE SOURCE:© CPSC /Examining Roman blinds & shades Green Mountain Vista and IKEA, in cooperation with the U...

Falls Prevalent At Construction Sites

Posted on November 21, 2008
LEARN MORE PHILAPOSH -  'Injured on the Job" Congressional Report on OSHA- "Discounting Death"  Injuryboard Help Center - Workplace Injuries Injuryboard on Construction Safety OSHA Assistance for the Construction Industry The Building & Construction Trades Department CDC: Construction Safety IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto/ Joe Gough   Last December, Ironworker Drew Mecutchen, 44, fell from a five-story construction site at a new hospital in North Philadelphia...

Fall Babies Have Highest Asthma Rates

Posted on November 21, 2008
LEARN MORE American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Injuryboard on asthma drugs Injuryboard News - Boys more likely to outgrow asthma than girls InjuryBoard on Asthma  NHLBI: What is Asthma?  Study: Consuming Nuts During Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Asthma Risk   IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / boy with inhaler / RMAX   Why babies born in the fall have higher asthma rates is still a mystery, but a new study suggests parents concerned might want to choose a different time of the year to deliver a baby...

CDC Advice To Get HIV Testing, Ignored By Many

Posted on November 21, 2008
LEARN MORE State HIV Testing Laws InjuryBoard on HIV/AIDS Drugs InjuryBoard HIV News CDC on HIV AIDS Prevention CDC: 250,000 Americans Are Unaware They Are HIV-Positive CDC 2006 Recommendations IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / HIV Stages/ Ashvidia The U...

Great American Smokeout 08: Quit For One Day

Posted on November 20, 2008
LEARN MORE ACTTION Great American Smokeout Smokeout Countdown Clock InjuryBoard on Cigarettes & Tobacco CDC on Smoking & Tobacco Use InjuryBoard News on Cigarettes NIH on Smoking Cessation ACS Guide to Quitting Smoking Healthy People 2010 Objective IMAGE SOURCE: © American Cancer Society / The Great Smokeout Challenge By 2020, all cigarette smokers will have access to smoking cessation treatments, according to a new plan released this week by the National Working Group for ACTTION (Access to Cessation Treatment for Tobacco In Our Nation)...

U.S. Panel Pushes For Study of Antipsychotics Drugs In Children

Posted on November 20, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Antipsychotics InjuryBoard on Antipsychotics and kids NIMH: Antipsychotic Medications WebMD: Children and Antipsychotic Medications IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / Risperdal / author: Housed The long-term effects of prescribing antipsychotic drugs to children needs to be studied, says a panel of outside experts calling on the U...

Economists Say Television Ads Influence Childhood Obesity

Posted on November 20, 2008
LEARN MORE The Journal of Law and Economics Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative CDC on Obesity InjuryBoard on Obesity News Childhood Obesity Report Says Numbers Leveling Food Studies Institute IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / fat adolescent / author: Robert Lawton One in three children in the U...

Cyberbullying Trial To Set Precedent For Online Harassment

Posted on November 20, 2008
LEARN MORE Pew American Life Project on cyberbullying Megan Meier Foundation    IMAGE SOURCE: Times online, UK    It is the nation's first cyberbullying trial and could set a precedent for cases where people use the internet to harass others...

Big Three Auto Execs - Adding Insult To Injury

Posted on November 20, 2008
LEARN MORE Diane Rehm show, WAMU radio House Financial Services Committee    IMAGE SOURCE:  Washington Post, Dana Milbank page    They came to Washington with their hands out ready to request taxpayer bailout money. The CEOs of the Big Three auto companies, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler appeared at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, pledging to trim down and streamline their businesses to become viable again...

Amgen Halts Phase III Trials Of Lung Cancer Drug

Posted on November 20, 2008
LEARN MORE Amgen Press Release InjuryBoard on Lung Cancer National Cancer Institute on Lung Cancer IMAGE SOURCE: © Amgen Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc...

Study: Avastin's Link To Blood Clots

Posted on November 19, 2008
LEARN MORE JAMA Abstract Avastin by Genentech Injuryboard on Avastin and brain cancer Injuryboard Help Center- Avastin ( bevacizumab)   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ blood clot/ author: Persian Poet Gal   For those suffering from colon cancer and some lung tumors, Genentech's Avastin is widely prescribed...

First Foreign FDA Food Safety Offices Open In China

Posted on November 19, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on milk ban to US Injuryboard on crackdown on food products Injuryboard on heparin contamination   IMAGE SOURCE: CNN video on Beijing office opening, November 19, 2008   Following reports of a multitude of tainted products from China - from melamine-laced milk and pet food, lead-ladened toys, and contaminated heparin - the Food and Drug Administration is opening three food safety offices there...

Stem Cells Customize Transplant - Surgery A Success

Posted on November 19, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Obama and stem cell research Injuyboard on slow progress of stem cell research The Lancet introduction to article Bristol University on the operation   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons/ bronchoscopy/ author: National Cancer Institute   It amounts to using a patient's own stem cells to customize a donated human airway that was then used for implantation...

FDA Panel Recommends Stronger Derma Filler Warnings

Posted on November 19, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA Agenda November 18, 2008 Juvederm Restylane InjuryBoard on Botox FDA Safety Review American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery FDA Considers Wrinkle Filler‘s Serious Side Effects IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / Botox beauty treatment / mschenk An FDA advisory panel suggests stronger, more specific warning labels about potential adverse side effects on dermal fillers injected to soften facial wrinkles...

Ginko Results On Memory Contradict Studies, Chinese Medicine

Posted on November 19, 2008
  LEARN MORE JAMA study  Dr. Mercola on Alzheimer's  Alzheimer's Society and Cochrane Collaboration on Ginko Injuryboard on Ginko following a stroke Journal Stroke  InjuryBoard Stroke Help Center  About Herbs by Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Mayo Clinic on Gingko Biloba    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Ginko biloba tree, also known as Maidenhair tree, 2007, Belgium/ author: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT    Take Ginko biloba for a sharp mind, we are frequently told by those looking for answers in nature...

Lean Cuisine Recall Over Blue Plastic

Posted on November 18, 2008
LEARN MORE Nestle Consumer Services Center 1-800-227-6188 Toll Free USDA Hotline 1-888-674-6854 Injuryboard on USDA policies USDA    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ person on scale/ author: jeu   Lean Cuisine is known for the calories it doesn't contain...

Fertility Procedures Linked To Increased Risk Of Birth Defects

Posted on November 18, 2008
LEARN MORE Journal Human Reproduction InjuryBoard on Birth Defects InjuryBoard on In Vitro Fertilization IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockphoto / mom and newborn / author: iDerLander A newly released study suggests babies conceived using in vitro fertilization are two to four times more likely to be born with certain birth defects compared to babies that are conceived naturally...

Federal Report: Gulf War Illness Is Real

Posted on November 18, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Gulf War Syndrome Military Hazards & Accidents National Gulf War Resource Center CDC: Gulf War Studies IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / Gulf War Soldier / author: Johncairns Gulf War syndrome, dismissed by many as a psychosomatic disorder, is a very real illness that still afflicts at least 25 percent of the 700,000 U...

Study: Canola Oil Lowers Breast Cancer Risk

Posted on November 18, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Breast Cancer InjuryBoard News on Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer Boost Your Intake of Healthy Omega-3 Fats IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ breast cancer ad/ author: Laurie Maitland Women whose mothers consumed canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to develop breast cancer later in life than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new study suggests...

Lawmakers To Seek Ban On BPA

Posted on November 18, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA on Bisphenol-A (BPA) InjuryBoard news on BPA InjuryBoard on toxic substances InjuryBoard on Phthalates Chemical in Plastics InjuryBoard- Safe Home101 on Avoiding BPA Environmental Working Group- Ways to Avoid BPA Exposure Panel Says FDA Failed To Assess BPA Risk IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / chemical structure of bisphenol A / Calvero U...

Film: Access Denied Chronicles Levine Pre-emption Case, Hosts Live Chat

Posted on November 17, 2008
LEARN MORE Join the Alliance for Justice for the ONLINE Premeier of Access Denied? And participate in a live chat with Diana Levine, Tuesday, November 18 at 3:00 P.M. EST Log in at  www.Firedoglake.com to join in the conversation and get the ultimate insider's perspective from Diana herself...

MRSA Investigation Shows Inconsistencies In Screening

Posted on November 17, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard  on MRSA Injuryboard on infections   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ protective clothing on hospital staff/ author: IdS   MRSA, methicillin-resistant staph infection is everywhere, according to a series in the Seattle Times...

Want To Be Healthy? Move To Burlington VT

Posted on November 17, 2008
LEARN MORE CDC- BRFSS data CDC Injuryboard on Obesity   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Church Street, Burlington, VT, 2004/ author: Jared C. Benedict   Want to be healthy? Move to Burlington, Vermont. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued data indicating Burlington topped U...

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